Preview: Sun Bowl showdown set for USC and Georgia Tech

USC wide receiver Marqise Lee warmed up without any issues before the Sun Bowl for today's 11 a.m. game broadcast on Channel 2. Lee left practice early Saturday but returned punts and ran pass routes during Sun Bowl warmups.

The wind was a bigger issue for USC (7-5) and Georgia Tech (6-7) before the game and clearly affected punts. Weather forecasts predicted gusts up to 40 mph.

USC is going for its first Sun Bowl victory after losing in 1990 and 1998. Georgia Tech is 1-1 and lost to Utah last year.

USC quarterback Max Wittek is starting his second game in place of Matt Barkley, who is out with a sprained shoulder.